Aping a Beauty | 东施效颦
An unattractive girl blindly imitates the frowning pose of the beautiful Xi Shi, unaware of the c...
The Pumpkin Carvers | 雕刻南瓜的人
An aging couple, Clark and the much younger Allison, share a poignant evening carving pumpkins. T...
The North Wind and the Sun | 北风与太阳
The North Wind and the Sun compete to see who can strip a traveler of his clothes first, only to ...
I Am Illiterate Too | 我也是文盲
A humorous anecdote where Albert Einstein, unable to read a menu without his glasses, asks a wait...
Christmas Roses | 圣诞玫瑰
On Christmas Eve, a dental hygienist grants a prisoner's wife extra time with him before his appo...
My Medical Choice | 我的医疗抉择
Angelina Jolie shares her decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy after learning she c...
Learning to Walk in Handan | 邯郸学步
A young man from Shouling, ashamed of his clumsy walk, travels to Handan to learn the locals' gra...
The First House | 第一座房屋的诞生
This story describes the evolution of early human shelter, from living under trees and in unstabl...
The Woodman and Mercury | 樵夫与墨丘利
A woodman's honesty in claiming only his own lost iron ax is rewarded by Mercury with additional ...
Two Spells | 两个咒语
A boy who is ignored learns that the "magic spells" of "Please" and "Thank you," coupled with a s...
The Fowler and the Lark | 捕鸟人与百灵鸟
A lark, curious about a fowler's claim of founding a city, is deceived by the bait in his nets an...
Helen of Troy | 特洛伊的海伦
Helen of Troy, famed for her divine beauty, sparked the Trojan War by eloping with Paris. Her sto...
The Vain Peacock | 爱惜羽毛的孔雀
The peacock's excessive pride in its beautiful tail leads to irrational and dangerous behavior, i...
The Brave Little Tailor | 勇敢的小裁缝
A clever but boastful tailor kills seven flies, embroiders "Seven at one stroke" on a belt, and u...
The Bright Sun Brings It to Light | 明亮的太阳终将揭露真相
A destitute tailor's apprentice murders a Jew for money. Years later, settled into a happy life, ...
An Old Horse Knows the Way | 老马识途
The idiom tells how Duke Huan of Qi's army, lost in a winter snowstorm, found their way home by f...
The Eagle and the Bee | 鹰与蜜蜂
An eagle scorns a bee's humble, anonymous toil, boasting of his own majestic and fearsome exploit...
Confucius: The Sage and His Legacy | 孔子：圣人与他的遗产
Confucius (551 B.C.), China's great sage and teacher, founded a philosophy centered on innate hum...
Riddles (Part 5) | 脑筋急转弯（5）
A collection of 25 English riddles and puns that play on words with double meanings, homophones, ...
The Twelve Apostles | 十二门徒
A poor mother's twelve sons, sent into the world in desperation, are guided by angels to a magica...
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